The government order stated: The investigations of FIRS registered in connection with the Pearl Scam in District Ferozepur (FIR no 79 of 2020 Police Station.

The statement added, “The Punjab Vigilance Bureau is an independent and specialised agency which has a dedicated Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for investigation of complex economic offences. Considering the specialised nature of investigations needed in the Pearl Scam, and, its inter-state ramifications, the investigations have been transferred to the Vigilance Bureau so that they can be conducted in a fair and transparent manner to unravel the entire Pearl Scam. No person involved in the scam shall be spared and all available